Predicate: affiliate

affiliate: Frames file for 'affiliate' based on survey of sentences in the WSJ corpus.

Roleset id: affiliate.01 , to adopt or accept as a member, vncls: 22.2, framnet:

affiliate.01: Member of Vncls amalgamate-22.2-2.

Roles:

        Arg0: causer of affiliation, agent (vnrole: 22.2-agent)
        Arg1: entity affiliated (vnrole: 22.2-patient1)
        Arg2: affiliated with (vnrole: 22.2-patient2)

Example: passive

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: passive,  form: participle

        One broadcasting executive familiar with the project said [0] the co-venture would target [stations]-1 affiliated [*-1] with Fox because Fox has the desirable independent stations in most of the key cities .

        Rel: affiliated
        Arg1: [*-1]
        Arg2: with Fox

Example: intransitive

        person: ns,  tense: present,  aspect: progressive,  voice: active,  form: participle

        Fulbright & Jaworski of Houston and Fenerty , Robertson , Fraser & Hatch of Calgary , Alberta , are affiliating [*-1] to help serve their energy-industry clients .

        Arg0: Fulbright & Jaworski of Houston and Fenerty , Robertson , Fraser & Hatch of Calgary , Alberta ,
        Rel: affiliating
        Argm-prp: [*-1] to help serve their energy-industry clients